A/HRC/8/52 page 116 Disabilities and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and welcomed the establishment of a body which is in charge of following up on recommendations of the treaty bodies. Indonesia also commended Tunisia on its ongoing measures and encouraged it to further enhance the application of human rights norms in the country based on its commitments made to implement the recommendations emanating from the review by the Working Group. 251. Pakistan noted Tunisia’s successful review and that it had accepted all the recommendations made to it. It also noted Tunisia’s positive tradition of following up on its commitments and that it has extended an invitation to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism and adopted a law concerning a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles. It also noted that Tunisia has adopted laws regarding its accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and withdrawn its reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It welcomed Tunisia’s decision to adopt a bill providing jurisdictional guarantees for detainees and the submission of its periodic reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on the Rights of the Child. It commended Tunisia on its engagement with regional structures for the promotion and protection of human rights and other steps taken, and wished Tunisia well in its efforts to guarantee the promotion and protection of the human rights of its citizens. 252. Angola welcomed the willingness of Tunisia to implement several recommendations proposed in the context of the review and its readiness to engage in an open and constructive dialogue regarding the situation of human rights. It expressed its appreciation for the efforts made by Tunisia to enhance in a concrete manner the situation of human rights in the field of civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights, taking into consideration the positive dialogue during the process of the universal periodic review. It noted that Tunisia is showing a great commitment to the improvement of human rights by committing itself to the implementation of several international human rights instruments. It welcomed Tunisia’s policies to promote gender equality through the adoption of legislative measures to ensure an effective implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It also welcomed the measures taken to reinforce juridical guarantees for preventive detentions and measures to withdraw its reservation to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It took note with satisfaction of the invitation extended to the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, and Tunisia’s readiness to cooperate with the African Commission for Human and People’s Rights. 253. Bahrain welcomed the positive measures and actions undertaken by Tunisia pursuant to the recommendations made by the Working Group. It noted that the adoption of measures shows that Tunisia is committed to giving a new emphasis to the human rights movement and promoting it, as well as to strengthening of cooperation with United Nations and regional bodies. It welcomed the adoption of a law on a national human rights institution consistent with the Paris Principles, strengthening the autonomy and administrative independence of that body and its working methods. It welcomed the establishment of a human rights coordinator to follow up on the recommendations made by treaty bodies and Tunisia’s cooperation with United Nations mechanisms with a view to promoting and protecting human rights.

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